Trying something new

September 2, 2010 at 2:09 pm
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So I heard (somewhere) that if you simply wear a pair of 1 lb weights on your wrists as you do you daily stuff that it will tone you arms in no time flat. So I have purchased a set or 1 lb weights and I’m wearing them around. Results thus far: I am way more of a pansie than I thought I was. Holding the baby now feels like a million pounds.
I didn’t think that 1 pound would make all that much difference, but it does. I have cheated today doing the dishes and the laundry because my arms felt super weak. I know….pathetic.
They give me something to do. When I’m standing, listening to the kids or on hold on the phone, they are fun to wiggle around on my wrists.

So…we will see if my arms actually benefit from my experiment or not….

Awnya Boam
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Wordless Wednesday

September 1, 2010 at 9:37 am
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Recipe: 7 Layer Bean Dip

August 31, 2010 at 10:40 am
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There are so many variations to this recipe, but this one is our favorite.
You will need:
1 lb ground beef (cooked)
taco seasoning
sour cream
cheese
2 avocados
lemon juice
season-all (Lawreys season all salt)
olives
tomatoes
refried beans (lg can)
Combine the meat and the taco seasoning according to package instructions. Meanwhile in a 9 X 13 pan spread the refried beans evenly in the bottom of the pan. When the meat is ready, spread it on the top of the beans. Next layer will be sour cream. I like to use about 16 oz. The next layer will be guacamole. To make this, peal the avocados and take out the seed and place them in a bowl. Mash until smooth (or until the consistency you like). Add 8-12 oz of sour cream and then lemon juice and season-all to taste. (I prefer that my guacamole is tangy and super creamy so I add quite a bit of the lemon juice and sour cream). When finished to your liking - spread mixture over the sour cream in the pan. Next layer is shredded cheese followed by tomatoes (cubed or sliced) and sliced or diced olives.

Chill in the fridge and serve with tortilla chips. Super yummy. I personally like it better the second day after the flavors have mixed a bit.

I have heard of other layers you can add, or even using salsa in place of the tomatoes layer. It is up to you. Add things or take them away was you want and make this a dish your family loves. Enjoy!

Awnya Boam

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Special Days - Aug 30-Sept 5th

August 30, 2010 at 10:38 am
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Here are some Special Days and silly holidays you can share with your kids this week:

August 30: National Toasted Marshmallow Day

Aug 31: National Trail Mix Day

Sept 1: Calendar Adjustment Day

Sept 2: National Bluberry Popsicle Day

Sept 3: Skyscraper Day

Sept 4: Newspaper Carrier Day

Sept 5: Be Late For Something Day, National Cheese Pizza Day

Also, September is Apple Month, ADHD month, National Chicken Month, and Read-a-New-Book Month.

For more crazy holidays or Special Days, visit our calendar of them at http://www.time4felt.com/calendar.html

Awnya Boam

Thank you

August 28, 2010 at 10:03 am
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So today I begin my “August Resolutions”. Strangely, they begin on Aug 28th (not the 1st). We will see if they are more successful than my New Year’s Resolutions ;o)
Today I want to share a Thank You. This special thanks goes to Julie- my server last night at the Olive Garden in Layton, Utah.
Julie- you were kind, helpful, quick and funny. Your service was above and beyond normal expectations. Even at the very end of our evening together when I was stuffed to the gills, you tempted me with desert. Although I didn’t indulge last night, I’m still drooling for them today simply from your description of them. You truly were a delight and I am so glad that our paths crossed for a short time last night. Thank you for helping me have a wonderful evening.

-Awnya Boam

Baby got the chicken pox

July 28, 2010 at 8:48 am
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For those of you who are my friends on Facebook, you already have heard, but Baby E came down with the chicken pox on July 22nd. Poor thing. She got them pretty bad on her legs and feet. Hands and arms. She got only a few on her tummy and back thought. We are glad that she has had them officially so no shots! YEAH~

Monsters- scared away

July 22, 2010 at 12:30 pm
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I was reminded the other night by one of my kids of one of my fondest memories as a kid.

We were terrified that night.  Monsters were coming out to get us.  I’m sure it was simply because we were SO tired, but nevertheless, we were frightened.  After coming down the stairs a hundred times, my parents were frustrated and a little desperate.  My dad (LOVE him to death) decided to scare the monsters away.  He came to the stairs and YELLED as loud as he could.  It actually frightened me MORE than the monsters.  I’d never heard dad that loud before.  I started to cry (and laugh) because deep inside I knew that if I was scared, than the monsters were too.   Dad told the monsters to “GET out or they would have to deal with HIM”.  After a minute of hollering, he hugged and kissed us and sent us back to bed.  We scampered up the stairs and fell right to sleep, knowing that all monsters were gone for good!

This moment of silliness has stayed with me since that day.  I’m so grateful for a daddy who loved me enough to scare the monsters away.  From that moment on, I knew that monsters would stay away as long as Dad was around AND that the boys better watch out too ;o)

I fell….

July 21, 2010 at 10:30 am
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While cleaning the shelves of the fruit room in the basement, preparing to move our things in, I fell through the lid of a bucket. I admit that it wasn’t the smartest decision to stand on the lid of this bucket and even remember thinking (moments before the lid gave way) that I should get something else…
Lesson learned. I fell (luckily) straight down into the bucket, wedging my feet inside. Unluckily, I fell on my shins on the rim of the bucket.

I vaguely remember pulling my feet out of the bucket and looking at my legs and thinking “I need to get upstairs NOW”. I hobbled up the stairs and past my mom in the kitchen. I mumbled something like “ice now” to which all her mommy alarms started going off. I managed to get to the couch in the front room knowing that I wouldn’t be moving for a while.

At this point I looked down again to see on both legs blood accumulating below the surface. Both had swollen to 1″ high and were blue. I knew I needed to apply pressure, so I pressed down as hard as I could 1 hand on each shin. Mom was there soon after to survey the situation. She wanted to look so I managed to peel my fingers away from my legs. She paled a little and ran to get ice- lots of ice.

I kept the pressure on until the ice was there. The blood flow was lessened by then so that they weren’t AS swollen, but VERY painful.

They still hurt lots and the nerves even BURN occasionally still (that comes from the nerve damage). The bruising is yellow now and blends nicely with the natural color of my legs unless you look closer.

AND my Daddy has kindly given me a step ladder, so no more repeats. ;o)

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